"Your Majesty, it's getting late, you should rest," Gao Dezhong walked out from the corner and reminded quietly, "Sleeping late at night is harmful to your health."

"What time is it now?" Putting down the red marking pen, Feng Jin glanced out the dark window.

"Your Majesty, it is already the hour of Hai," Gao Dezhong stepped forward and moved the pen away. Seeing that the emperor looked calm, he said no more, packed up his things and stepped aside.

"How's the investigation going into the matter outside Taoyu Pavilion?" Feng Jin walked out of the main hall and looked at the palace with twinkling lights, as quiet as water.

"Your Majesty, I don't know much about this matter. I just heard that someone saw an eunuch and a palace maid carrying something walking towards Taoyu Pavilion that night. I don't know anything else." Gao Dezhong said tentatively, "I think only General Pan knows."

Feng Jian did not comment, but asked, "What did the Queen do?"

"The Empress and other ladies sent a lot of supplements to Master Zhao to surprise him, but they didn't do anything else," Gao Dezhong didn't understand what the Emperor thought of Zhao Chongyi, so he didn't dare to say anything more or less. "There's been no movement from Zhao Chongyi. Although Zhao Chongyi ate less these two days, she ate every day. But from what I've seen, apart from paying respects to the Empress, Zhao Chongyi doesn't seem to go out much."

Feng Jian said nothing after hearing this. He sighed for a while, then waved his hand and said, "Settlement it." After that, he turned around and went back to his dormitory.

It was no secret in the harem that Zhao Chongyi was frightened and did not go out. The masters of each palace were more or less gloating over this misfortune, and they were just sorry that Zhao Chongyi was not brought down this time.

Early that morning, all the concubines paid their respects to the empress as usual. The empress looked at the women sitting below and said with a smile, "There have been a lot of things going on in the palace recently. You don't have to worry too much. The emperor and I are here to take care of everything. If there is anything, there will be someone to watch over it." After that, she looked at Zhuang Yuyan and said, "Is Zhao Chongyi feeling better?"

"Thank you, Her Majesty, for your concern. I'm fine now." Zhuang Yuyan stood up and saluted. To outsiders, she looked like she was still shocked.

All the concubines present were laughing in their hearts. In this harem, there were only a few people who had not killed anyone. This Zhao Chongyi was scared like this just by looking at two dead people. She was really not cruel enough. How could such a person survive in this harem?

"In my opinion, Zhao Chongyi is still a little timid," Su Xiuyi said with a smile, "After all, the deaths of these people have nothing to do with you, so why are you so scared?"

"I have never seen these things since I was a child. I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself, Su Xiuyi," Zhuang Luyan gave Su Xiuyi an apologetic smile.

To others, this might mean that she has never seen these things before and is therefore afraid. So what does it mean for those who are not afraid?

Concubine Shugui was helpless with her cousin. She had a pretty face but no brains. How could she be said to be like that?

"You are the one who made fun of Zhao Chongyi. And who was the one who was so frightened by a mouse the other day?" Concubine Shu Gui acted as if she was blaming Su Xiuyi. "Don't be so bold as to make everyone laugh at you."

"It's normal for us women to be timid," the queen said with a gentle smile, "You two should stop teasing each other. It's getting late. Go pay your respects to the Queen Mother."

"Your Majesty is right," Concubine Shugui stood up with a smile, but there was something stiff in her gentle smile.

When they arrived at Kang'an Palace, the Queen Mother, as usual, displayed the deep affection between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law with the Empress. She did not deliberately promote the Ye sisters. After gently asking Zhuang Yuyan a few questions, she asked all the concubines to kneel and pay their respects.

Not knowing whether it was because the weather was going to change, Zhuang Luoyan, who was sitting on the sedan chair, felt that the weather was a little stuffy. She waved the round fan in her hand, looked up at the sky covered with dark clouds, and frowned.

"Zhao Chongyi is in a bad mood?" Concubine Jiang Xian's sedan chair came from the side road and happened to pass by Zhuang Yuyan. Seeing Zhuang Yuyan's expression, she smiled and said, "Sister, are you afraid of the heat?"

"Sister, I am afraid of heat and cold," Zhuang Yuyan continued to wave the fan in her hand, "Sister, you are not afraid of it?"

"Yes, I am afraid of heat, too. When the summer heat comes, I can't sleep well at night. I will wake up if there is any noise," Jiang Xianpin smiled faintly, "This problem is really not good."

"It's really not good," Zhuang Yuyan followed with a smile, "You just need to be able to sleep soundly at night."

"Yes, I slept soundly, so I couldn't hear any sound," Jiang Xianpin sighed, "My sister is like this, so people can only envy her."

"How can anyone envy me?" Zhuang Yuyan's smile faded a little. "It's just like this."

Concubine Jiang Xian glanced at her, then looked up at the sky and said, "Sister, you'd better hurry up. It might rain soon."

Zhuang Yuyan smiled at Concubine Jiang Xian, "It's time to hurry up."

Less than half an incense stick of time after she separated from Concubine Jiang Xian and returned to Taoyu Pavilion, it began to rain heavily. Zhuang Yuyan leaned against the window, flipping through a collection of poems, but her attention was focused on the heavy rain.

"Master." Tingzhu came in with a slice of ice watermelon. Seeing Zhuang Yuyan sitting on the bed, he could not help but advise her, "It's windy right now, don't get your clothes wet."

"It will cool down faster this way," Zhuang Luyan waved her hand nonchalantly, took a piece of watermelon, and took a bite of the cool watermelon, which seemed to cool her heart.

"Master, what did Concubine Jiang Xian mean by that?" Ting Zhu said hesitantly, "I think she has something else in her words."

"There is something else behind the words, but it has to be understood by others." Zhuang Yuyan finished the thin watermelon in two bites. She wiped the corners of her mouth and said with a smile, "Your master always sleeps well at night. How can he have the experience of Concubine Jiang Xian?"

"Yes, the master always seems to be very calm before he is frightened," Tingzhu said with a smile, "but I was wrong."

Zhuang Yuyan used to think that such a romantic thing as taking a walk after the rain was actually a bit silly, but looking at a certain emperor who came in the rain, Zhuang Yuyan felt that doing such a thing was not just a bit silly, but very silly.

As an emperor, Feng Jin naturally had no place on his body that could get wet, but the people serving him suffered a lot. Zhuang Yuyan asked the servants to take these people to change clothes, and she sat down with Feng Jin by the window.

Apart from the small garden of Taoyu Pavilion, all you can see from the window is the red walls, green tiles, and mist.

"My beloved concubine is reading this?" Feng Jin picked up the collection of poems that Zhuang Yuyan had received earlier and said with a smile, "I didn't know that my beloved concubine is also a talented woman."

"Your Majesty is making fun of me," Zhuang Yuyan pointed at one of the poems, "This flower and rain makes me want to sleep. You know clearly that I don't like these, but you still make fun of me."

"It turns out that I have misunderstood my beloved concubine," Feng Jin put the poetry collection aside casually, "Then tell me what you are good at in your daily life."

"Although I am not proficient in all these things, I know them all. If Your Majesty insists on asking me what I am good at, then I am definitely good at a variety of things."

"I'm afraid you can't show off anything at all," Feng Jin chuckled, pulling Zhuang Yuyan to sit beside him, "In my opinion, what you are best at is eating, drinking and sleeping."

"Your Majesty, are you saying that I look like a pig?" Zhuang Yuyan pouted and said, "Even if I am a pig, I am still a beautiful pig, very rare."

"The arrangements at Xihe Palace are almost complete. The day after tomorrow is an auspicious day, so you can move in," Feng Jin held Zhuang Yuyan's cheek with a very gentle look on his face. "If there's anything you don't like, just ask the Shangshe Bureau to change it. You don't need to inform anyone else."

Zhuang Yuyan's heart trembled. Did the emperor really love her, or did he want to see if she would be arrogant because of his favor? It was already a blessing for her, a concubine of the third rank, to live in the same palace. If she was really dissatisfied with everything, then she was really out of her mind.

"I haven't even seen it yet, how come Your Majesty thinks I'm not satisfied?" Zhuang Yuyan smiled and gently pulled Feng Jin's sleeve. "Didn't you just laugh at me for being good at eating, drinking and sleeping? As long as these three things satisfy me, I'll be happy wherever I live."

"You can't wait to admit it now that I said that. Could it be that I will withhold your food?" Feng Jin smiled. This smile was not pure in Zhuang Yuyan's opinion. She also smiled and replied, "If you say that, the emperor will be even less likely to withhold your food."

"You're doing very well," Feng Jin suddenly said. Seeing her bewildered look, he kissed her on the cheek and turned to look out the window. "The rain has subsided. I should go back to the palace."

After saying that, he stood up, took two steps, and turned back to look at Zhuang Yuyan, who was wearing plain clothes and had black hair, and said, "My beloved concubine, there is no need to belittle yourself. Outward strengths are not hard to come by, but what is hard to come by cannot be learned."

Zhuang Yuyan watched Feng Jin leave Taoyu Pavilion with a bewildered look on her face. When Feng Jin's back was out of sight, she shook her head. Wasn't it just to praise her beautiful mind? Why did he use such euphemistic and implicit words? But what was the emperor doing here today?

"My Lord, I just saw the Emperor leaving the Taoyu Pavilion," the little palace maid whispered beside Concubine Jiang Xian, "It seems that the Emperor is really concerned about Zhao Chongyi."

"He really cares about her now," Jiang Xianpin said with a slightly mocking smile, "The year before last, the emperor went to visit the sick Concubine Shu on a snowy day. Last year, the emperor went to comfort Concubine Yan who had a nightmare in the middle of the night. At the beginning of the year, Concubine Ning's biological mother passed away, and the emperor stayed with her for several nights. Now he comes to see the frightened Zhao Chongyi, which really shows how much favor Zhao Chongyi has received."

The young palace maid was stunned. She didn't understand whether her master's words were mocking Zhao Chongyi's lack of favor or expressing sympathy for Zhao Chongyi's temporary favor.

Seeing the young palace maid's expression, Concubine Jiang Xian said calmly, "Go away. You don't have to ask about Zhao Chongyi's affairs in the future."

Just a silly woman doomed to fail.